Here’s the coverage on the heart-wrenching story of the doctor couple and their three children:
👨👩👧👦 A Family of Five and a Final Selfie
Just before boarding Air India Flight AI‑171 from Ahmedabad to London on June 12, a snapshot caught Dr Pratik Joshi, Dr Komi Vyas, and their children—twins Nakul and Pradyut (5) and daughter Miraya (8)—all smiling for what would tragically be their last family photo
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Pratik, a radiologist based in London, flew back to India to reunite his family permanently.
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Komi, a doctor at Pacific Hospital (Udaipur), resigned two days earlier to join him
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The selfie—parents across the aisle from their children—has since circulated widely, symbolizing hopes for new beginnings abruptly ended
💔 What This Photo Symbolizes
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A vivid reminder of dreams cut short: their move to London, carefully planned and joyfully anticipated, ended in unspeakable tragedy.
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The image resonates deeply in Banswara and Udaipur, where the community shares in the shock and grief
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It has become a haunting emblem of the human cost behind this crash, sparking national mourning.
🔍 Broader Context of the Crash
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AI‑171, a Boeing 787‑8, crashed ~32 seconds after takeoff on June 12 near Meghani Nagar, Ahmedabad, colliding with buildings, including a medical college hostel
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242 onboard, 269 total lives lost (including 28 on the ground)
Only one survivor—a British man in seat 11A
🕯️ A Nation in Grief
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The Joshi‑Vyas family's smile embodies the tragedy’s emotional impact, humanizing the enormity of the loss.
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Their story highlights not just a technical failure, but the devastating personal toll, ripping apart lives and families poised for a hopeful new chapter.
Even as investigators dig deeper into cause and accountability, that final family selfie remains a haunting reminder: behind every statistic are lives, hopes, and futures snuffed out too soon.
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